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The method of cutting up a stag.

Published/Created:
[London] : T. Durham, no. 34 Cockspur St., Charing Cross, Jany. 1st, 1793.
Physical Description:
1 print : engraving ; plate mark 22.5 x 18 cm, on sheet 23.7 x 20 cm
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
TS1960 .M48 1793+ Oversize
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
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Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Prints
Notes:
On laid paper.
An engraved diagram illustrating how to carve a stag into a haunch, neck, shoulder, breast, and chine. Below the image is a table listing the prices for various cuts of a buck or doe: from £1 11s 6d to £2 12s 6d for a haunch of a buck, with the prices for cuts of doe being considerably cheaper.
Subject Terms:
Butchers -- Great Britain.
Deer hunting -- Great Britain.
Deer.
Meat cuts.
Meat cutting -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Meat industry and trade -- Great Britain.
Form/Genre:
Engravings
Ephemera.
Contributors:
Durham, Thomas (Bookseller), publisher.
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